Return of The Proto Lord

After his last encounter with the Proto Lord Alexei had never wanted to hear the hoarse croaking laughter of the creature ever again.

Now that he had the hairs on the back of his neck and his arms were all standing to attention and every fiber of his being was telling him to flee, run as far away as he could, and never look back.

But he couldn’t do any of that.

He had a mission to complete, people to save, and a kingdom to protect.

“Show yourself, Proto Lord!” Alexei called out, his staff held defensively in preparation to ward off any attacks, “I’m not the man you faced before, I’ll take you out myself this time.”

“So you say,” The Proto Lord wheezed from somewhere in the dark, “And yet you still bring so many users of the Power Divine to fight alongside you. So many snacks for me to feast upon.”

That was the final straw for Alexei.

With a pulse of arcane power, Alexei slammed his staff down onto the ground. A sphere of light erupted out from where he stood, a magery spell desi